These easy Snowball Cookies are a buttery, shortbread cookie with pecans that are baked then dipped in powdered sugar. A Holiday favorite add to your Christmas cookie list!
Making these old fashioned cookies, that I grew up calling Pecan Balls, are truly one of my fondest memories of my childhood Christmas traditions. I made these cookies and these Oreo Balls with my mother every single year and I felt like such a big girl rolling the dough into little balls. It’s so great carrying on the tradition with my children as well.
Some people know these treats as Mexican Wedding Cookies or even Russian Tea cookies. However you may know them, they are melt-in-your-mouth yumminess that everyone loves.
They are a simple, buttery shortbread cookie with chopped pecans in the dough. After cooking and cooling, they are rolled in powdered sugar for the finished touch.
Pro Tips:
You can used chopped walnuts in place of pecans if you prefer.
You can also swap out the nuts for mini chocolate chips if you have an allergy in your household.
How to Make These Classic Cookies
Cream the butter and sugar
Add water and vanilla.
Add flour and pecans and mix thoroughly.
Chill for 2 – 3 hours
Roll into 1 inch balls.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 325 F for 20 minutes.
Cool slightly
Roll in confectioners sugar.
Store in an airtight container.
Try these other easy Holiday treats too:
Raspberry Pecan Pinwheel Cookies
Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1/2 cup confectioners Sugar
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar
- Add water and vanilla.
- Add flour and pecans and mix thoroughly.
- Chill for 2 - 3 hours
- Roll into 1 inch balls.
- Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 F for 20 minutes.
- Cool slightly
- Roll in confectioners sugar.
- Store in air tight container.
Calli
These look delicious! Can’t wait to try them!
CranberryMornin
Good grief, I love these!!
Kyla@HouseOfHipsters
These sound delicious. Thanks for sharing on Found & Foraged. We look forward to seeing you again next Saturday.
Theresa @DearCreatives
Thanks for sharing at the party. I didn’t get to make these over the holiday & they are one of our favs can’t wait to try your recipe! Pinned….
Nina
Love this recipe! Thanks for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop at Katherine’s Corner – I’ll be back to see what you come up with this week ;o) Nina @ Vintage Mama’s Cottage
Miz Helen
I love your Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies! Thanks so much for starting 2015 with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week.
Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
Sarah R.
Yum, yum, yum! Thank you for swinging by Snickerdoodle Sunday!! Hope you’ll come back later this week with your latest makes & bakes!
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Kimberly
This looks so good that my mouth is watering! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by our party. We love partying with you! I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
Gigi Harlan
Happy to have the recipe! I love those cookies and haven’t had them in forever!
Andrea Fogleman
Yum! Thanks for the recipe and linking up to Scraptastic Saturdays.
Caroline
Those look yummy! Keeping the recipe for next year. Those are perfect for the Holidays.
Jennie @ The Diary of a Real Housewife
I love these cookies! I have never made them myself though. I will have to give your recipe a try! I’d love if you would stop by and share on my linkup.
-Jennie
Sarah @ Sarah's Kitchen
They look great!
Gentle Joy
We have always loved these… but I haven’t made them for several years… I need to do that again. 🙂
Adelina Priddis
Oh I could see my kids having a ton of fun with these! Especially the rolling in powdered sugar part. Thanks for sharing with us on Weekend Bites
Jessy @ The Life Jolie
Thank you for posting this- These are one of my favorite cookies to eat, but I’ve never actually made them before and keep forgetting to find a recipe.
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books
These sound delicious!
Amberjane
These look fantastic – Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board
Lori Apgar
My mom used to make these every Christmas. These were my dad’s favorites!! I saw this at Someday Crafts 🙂
Jennie
Wow, I’ve always made these cookies with ground walnuts before. Never even thought to make them with pecans though I LOVE pecans. Thanks for the recipe! Thanks for sharing at Tip Me Tuesday. 🙂